Local Art Supplies Store Promises Wide Range and Inspection
An art shop touts engravings water colors pastels and platinum stocks with a wide price range and invites inspection to view offerings.
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Newspaper
Moline Daily Journal
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1901
Page
6
An art shop touts engravings water colors pastels and platinum stocks with a wide price range and invites inspection to view offerings.
Congressman Hull of Iowa returning from Asia lauds vast untapped mineral agricultural and timber resources in the Philippines. He forecasts strong business prospects for Americans but warns brigandage requires military protection and suggests 40000 troops may be needed to govern with firmness and kindness.
United States consul at Asuncion John N Ruffin notes Paraguays two leading parties the Colorados and Azuls value party color red and blue. He says American manufacturers should match these colors in prints to suit local tastes and explains trade barriers include lack of direct steamship service. He also comments on Philippine school progress and need for new school buildings in the Philippines.
As early as 1606 there were 40,000 operatives in the English milk mill and cocoon houses.
Report from Washington describes rats breaching the census office cellar and rafters, alarming women clerks. Officials stock rat traps and plan to barricade the building with wire netting to prevent further infestations.
Harry Lehr hosted a small dog luncheon in New York with about six dogs. Guests included Mrs. Lehr and notable society figures such as Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, Creighton Webb, William E. Vanderbilt Jr., Mrs. Oliver H Belmont, James Lawrence Van Alen, Mrs. John R. Drexel, and Mrs. Elisha Dyer. A special table and course dinner were prepared for poodles and prizes offered for tricks. the event reportedly ended with a fight but may have stayed peaceful.
Myer Swiggs is described as an optimist with a rosy view of life. The note humorously suggests his positivity reflects from his nose, reflecting a playful reporter’s jab in Chicago Daily News style.
Elias Lieberman reflects on enchantment in urban life, praising the poetry of motion on sidewalks and the human bustle. He contrasts the romance of daily labor with those who overlook the vitality and rhythm of city streets.
A Chicago Post item recalls a moment of drama where a young Spooner is questioned by a mother about a porch kiss. The daughter confirms the kiss occurred and sighs with relief as the ordeal ends. The piece captures a sharp, witty tone of small town gossip.
March of Civilisation Helena Montana notes a horse thief case in Chicago Tribune. The piece extols catarrh as a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio with testimonials and a $100 reward offer.
An old practitioner promotes Snuffles as a permanent cure for catarrh claiming it reaches the disease, relieves inflammation, and also eases hay fever. Priced at $1 per package, it promises a full month’s treatment with guidance from the discoverer, sent prepaid to any U S or Canada address.
Fidelity Loan Co offers office hours from morning to 6 p.m. with Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Telephone 1514.
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